Fresno, California prosecutor Nicole Galstan asked a judge to
sentence Rene Lopez to 1,503 years in prison for raping his teenage daughter
over a four-year period, ending in 2013, reported The Fresno Bee.
Judge Edward Sarkisian Jr. agreed, sentencing the
41-year-old Lopez to the longest-known prison sentence in Fresno Superior Court
history. It stands in stark contrast to recent high-profile sentencings in
sexual assault cases such as six months for ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner and,
just this week, 60 days for a Montana man convicted of felony
incest for raping his 12-year-old daughter.
In announcing the punishment, Sarkisian told Lopez he
violated a position of trust, engaged in violent conduct and is a “serious
danger to society.” Sarkisian also noted that Lopez had never shown remorse and
has blamed his daughter for his predicament.
Lopez, who sat shackled in the courtroom, sat silently,
never acknowledging his daughter, who told Sarkisian that she feared her
father. (The Fresno Bee does not name victims of sexual abuse.)
“When my father abused me, I was young. I had no power, no
voice. I was defenseless,” said the daughter, who now is 23 years old. She also
told the judge that her father never has shown remorse for her pain and
suffering.
She then thanked Galstan and senior investigator Stacy
Cordero for helping her overcome her ordeal and giving her justice.
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